The July sales tax report has been released. Bernie Hayen, Director of Finance for the City of Manhattan, announced Friday afternoon that things “remain strong with nearly every sector continuing to report consistent sales”. For the Month of July, the City sales tax equaled $840,414. To see the entire report click on the link below. July Sales Tax Report
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Two prosecutors who were at the side of Sedgwick District Attorney Nola Foulston are now vying to replace her in a Republican race which seemingly cannot shake Wichita’s divisive abortion past. Foulston, a Democrat who supports abortion rights, is retiring after 24 years with no Democrat running to replace her. Foulston led the successful prosecution of the man who shot and killed Dr. George Tiller, an abortion provider. The two Republicans on Tuesday’s primary ballot both say they personally oppose abortion but vow to uphold the law. Kevin O’Connor is a former assistant district attorney now working…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) About a dozen Kansas lakes currently have harmful blue-green algae blooms. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says warnings are in place about algae blooms at Harvey County East Lake, Harvey County West Park Lake, Logan City Lake, Great Bend’s Memorial/Veterans Lake, Johnson County’s South Lake Park and McPherson County State Fishing Lake. The state lifted warnings and advisories for Milford Reservoir, Lake Scott State Park and Marion Reservoir. The warnings mean the lakes contain high levels of the algae and contact with the water is prohibited. Advisories mean direct contact with the water is discouraged.…
SCOTT CITY, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Highway Patrol says the pilot of a crop duster was injured when his plane crashed in a field in the southwestern part of the state. The crash happened Friday morning in rural Finney County, about 15 miles south of Scott City. The patrol identified the pilot as 64-year-old John Crist, of Garden City. KAKE-TV reports Crist had taken off from an airstrip and flown about a mile when the single-engine plane lost power and crashed. The station says Crist was taken to a hospital with several broken bones.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A former official with the state’s Juvenile Justice Authority who was fired in March is receiving a state pension, even though he didn’t work for the state for the required 10 years. Dennis Casarona, former deputy commissioner of the authority, was fired in March over allegations of mismanagement and abuse at the authority’s facility in Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Casarona used an obscure interpretation of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System to become eligible for a pension, even though he had not worked for the state for 10 years. An attorney for the Kansas Department of…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say they’ve found evidence of a significant identity theft operation. Police Lt. Clark Wiemeyer says a Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy found a half-dozen fake IDs and numerous stolen checkbooks when after he stopped a car Wednesday. The 35-year-old driver was arrested on an outstanding warrant. The deputy contacted Wichita police after discovering fake IDs. Wiemeyer says thieves are stealing checkbooks or other forms of identification, then making fake IDs to use with the stolen checks. Investigators found paper for making fraudulent checks at the homes of the driver and a second person. Wiemeyer says the…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A Lawrence woman charged with manslaughter after her 5-year-old son died when he allegedly swallowed opiates has had her bond reduced. A Douglas County judge on Thursday lowered 25-year-old Rebecca Lynne Wynne’s bond from $25,000 to $15,000. Wynne was ordered to live with her father if she is able to get out of jail. Prosecutors last week charged Wynne with reckless involuntary manslaughter for the death of her son, Joseph Michael Beanblossom. She also faces two counts of aggravated child endangerment involving her two other children, ages 6 and 4. Prosecutors allege Wynne of stashing illegal controlled…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) About 40 Kansas cities have either required citizens to conserve water, or are considering doing so. The conservation effort comes as a drought continues to bake the state, prompting Gov. Sam Brownback to place all of the state’s 105 counties in the emergency drought stage. Ellsworth is one of the cities that has banned outdoor watering, starting this week. Ellsworth water superintendent Adam Larsen says the town of 300 residents has used 15 million more gallons of water this year than at this time last year. Larsen says the city will consider buying water from Post Rock…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit over special health and safety regulations for abortion providers before the case goes to trial. Attorneys for the state and the two doctors who filed suit were scheduled to be in Shawnee County District Court on Friday for a hearing. The lawsuit was filed last year by father-daughter physicians Herbert Hodes and Traci Nauser. They filed suit after the Kansas Department of Health and Environment imposed the regulations in line with a new state licensing law. The regulations have not been enforced because of the lawsuit. The…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A graveside service at a Topeka cemetery will open three days of events honoring the service of the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The unit of black soldiers was organized in 1862 and saw its first action that year in Missouri. The battle occurred nine months before the first battle in South Carolina involving the 54th Massachusetts unit, subject of the 1989 film “Glory.” Friday’s ceremony will be held at Topeka’s Mount Auburn Cemetery. Civil War re-enactors and members of the Kansas Army National Guard will take part. A living history program will…